Poll: Should Christchurch households have separate glass recycling?
Two Christchurch City councillors are pushing for the city to consider a separate glass recycling system to bring it up to speed with the rest of the country.
Phil Mauger and Aaron Keown have submitted a notice of motion for of next week’s council meeting, asking staff to complete their kerbside waste collection review so separating glass could be considered as part of the 2022-23 annual plan.
Mauger said it was important for “glass out” to be included, so ratepayers could have a say on what happens to their glass.
“Most people in Christchurch believe if they place a glass bottle in their yellow bin, then it will be recycled into a bottle again. But that isn’t the case.
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77% Yes
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20% No
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2.9% Not sure/something else (tell us in the comments)
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314 sworn in at the final Citizenship ceremony of 2024
It was nice to be at the last Citizenship ceremony of 2024 where 314 people from 50 countries became Kiwis.
It was also good to meet up with 4 other co-members of Christchurch Multicultural Council. For the first time, the banner of the Christchurch Multicultural Council was displayed at a Citizenship ceremony.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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